11.   To do so, Lucent is reorganizing itself into two units, wireless and fixed line, to concentrate on those two primary pieces of the telecommunications market.

12.   TRI said proceeds from the proposed sale of new shares will be used to finance its telecommunications business, particularly the fixed line network.

13.   Viag Interkom is the third largest telephone operator in Germany, controlling a fixed line network as well as a wireless network.

14.   When Verizon was created from the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, the company decided to create one brand for both its fixed line and wireless businesses.

15.   With five million fixed lines, it is considered the most promising Telebras subsidiary.

16.   Overall, the demand for fixed lines in the near-term is expected to softenas a result of the slowdown.

17.   According to a spokesperson, equal access will for the first time enable broad-scale competition in fixed line services in Malaysia.

18.   Among the operational plans include expansion of its network of fixed line services to business and residential customers in major cities throughout Peninsular Malaysia.

19.   Besides the two cellular phone networks, the other telecommunicationsservice to be privatised this year is the fixed line service which hasbeen divided into three packages.

20.   But he said the demand for fixed lines and mobile phones may drop this year following the economic downturn.